One thing that often annoys me is finding out about cultural events days after they’ve taken place. For years I’ve managed to miss the Lux Helsinki festival even though I see the ads weeks before. So this year I marked it in my calender and went on a quick tour on evening. Lux Helsinki is an urban festival of light that takes place during January, the darkest time of the year. The light installations are spread across the city centre and are lit during the night. Here are the installations I found interesting and managed to photograph.

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Unen ääret (Edges of Dreams) by Mika Haaranen. Cool prints were projected on the Hakasalmi Villa.
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The Helsinki Cathedral and a giant heart placed in front of it changed colours a numerous of times during the 5 minute installation.
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The Helsinki Cathedral and a giant heart placed in front of it changed colours a numerous of times during the 5 minute installation.
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The Helsinki Cathedral and a giant heart placed in front of it changed colours a numerous of times during the 5 minute installation.
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The Helsinki Cathedral and a giant heart placed in front of it changed colours a numerous of times during the 5 minute installation.
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The Helsinki Cathedral and a giant heart placed in front of it changed colours a numerous of times during the 5 minute installation.
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I wouldn’t mind if there was a building in Helsinki in this colour!
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I wouldn’t mind if there was a building in Helsinki in this colour!

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